The Ruling on Debating the Punishment of the Grave and Clarifying the Status of Wealth
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The questioner:
O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), a discussion took place between me and Hisham Khalifa regarding the punishment of the grave.
The Shaykh:
Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) transmits from al-Razi. He transmits from al-Razi frequently. The opinions that do not contain contradiction. There is no harm. He transmits from al-Razi and from al-Zamakhshari.
The questioner:
Between me and the close relative regarding the punishment of the grave and his companion, and that wealth does not lift, does not lift its owner, nor anything from the Fire, except if they are cut off in obedience to Allah. Then she said, or she named this the first excuse from Allah. And the question is: What is the ruling on this statement, and is it to be considered or not?
The Shaykh:
I did not understand the question. The beginning of the question is a debate on the punishment of the grave, and its end is about wealth. It is not permissible to debate the punishment of the grave; rather, it is established and mass-transmitted. It is obligatory to believe in it, it is obligatory to believe in it, and it is not permissible to debate it. As for wealth, it can be a blessing and it can be a curse. It is a blessing for the one who uses it to aid in the obedience of Allah the Exalted and spends it in what Allah has made lawful; it is a blessing. And it is a curse for the one whom wealth leads to arrogance and tyranny, or whom he spends in sins and evil deeds; this is a curse upon him.[At-Tawbah 9:85] [At-Tawbah 9:55] Wealth can be a blessing and it can be a blessing according to the person's disposition of it, and according to its entry into the person: are they permissible entries or forbidden ones, according to its expenditures. Yes.
O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), a discussion took place between me and Hisham Khalifa regarding the punishment of the grave.
The Shaykh:
Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) transmits from al-Razi. He transmits from al-Razi frequently. The opinions that do not contain contradiction. There is no harm. He transmits from al-Razi and from al-Zamakhshari.
The questioner:
Between me and the close relative regarding the punishment of the grave and his companion, and that wealth does not lift, does not lift its owner, nor anything from the Fire, except if they are cut off in obedience to Allah. Then she said, or she named this the first excuse from Allah. And the question is: What is the ruling on this statement, and is it to be considered or not?
The Shaykh:
I did not understand the question. The beginning of the question is a debate on the punishment of the grave, and its end is about wealth. It is not permissible to debate the punishment of the grave; rather, it is established and mass-transmitted. It is obligatory to believe in it, it is obligatory to believe in it, and it is not permissible to debate it. As for wealth, it can be a blessing and it can be a curse. It is a blessing for the one who uses it to aid in the obedience of Allah the Exalted and spends it in what Allah has made lawful; it is a blessing. And it is a curse for the one whom wealth leads to arrogance and tyranny, or whom he spends in sins and evil deeds; this is a curse upon him.
And let not their wealth
وَلَا تُعْجِبْكَ أَمْوَالُهُمْSo let not their wealth or their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them through them in worldly life and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers.
وَلَا أَوْلَادُهُمْ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُم بِهَا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَتَزْهَقَ أَنفُسُهُمْ وَهُمْ كَافِرُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 16 / شرح مسائل الجاهلية / المسألة الثانية والخمسون/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:36)
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